Actually, it could not be said that there was no repayment.
Before Xiao Yan and Yao Wan became Dou Di, every faction and being that had helped them resist the Hun Clan and Tunling Clan had received enormous recompense from them.
The Pill Tower had been able to expand so dramatically by developing the barren regions of Zhongzhou and integrating other areas only because it had received their approval. The ancient Eight Clans were the same, forming the new pyramid of the Dou Qi Continent as it stood today.
It was precisely because of this that the Pill Tower Ancestor hesitated so deeply. Could his own desire, his own yearning, still be brought to the table?
After all, they could be considered to have repaid that favor. Bringing it up again seemed somewhat inappropriate.
Yet now that Yao Wan had taken the initiative to speak, the reason that had driven him to ascend to the Great Thousand World seemed to become clear once more.
The Pill Tower Ancestor, who looked like a young shepherd boy, fell silent for a moment before finally breaking it.
"Really? Any wish is possible, Mysterious Empress?"
"Mm, of course. Ancestor, your desire must be entirely justified. Since it is a justified wish, what is there to hesitate over? Just say it."
Yao Wan smiled faintly, her words no less sincere for it.
"I hope that the Mysterious Empress can refine me once again into an even more powerful pill... Would that be possible?"
The Pill Tower Ancestor could not help asking. If there truly was anyone in this world who had both the ability and willingness to help him fulfill this wish, without treating him as a sacrifice, it was likely only this husband and wife.
Looking at the Pill Tower Ancestor, Yao Wan stroked